This is a clear cut case of everyone flipping out over nothing. Obviously she thought it would be funny to pose next to a sign that reads silence and
respect while pretending to scream and flipping of the sign. It was meant to be a play on the sign and had nothing to do with disrespecting the
location.

Regardless of motive some people are stupid but a simple stupid Facebook post does not necessitate this kind of punishment.

If she had been charged with a crime for doing this little stunt, *then* we could have a nice, long discussion about whether or not her First
Amendment right to free speech had been violated. Since she isn't facing criminal charges, the whole "freedom of speech" argument isn't
applicable.

As far as her losing her job because of this stunt, that has nothing to do with her legal rights. It has to do with the consequences of her actions,
and with the fact that what an employee does reflects back on the company that employes them. I work for the State, and my job requires that I pass
regular background checks and carry a security clearance card with me at all times. If I get a DUI/DWI, I can be terminated. This doesn't mean that
my legal right to consume alcohol is being infringed (Yes, I am, indeed, over the age of 21. How far over? Far enough over that my birthday candles
can set off the smoke detector

), it simply means that if I do something that shows profound bad judgement, and reflects badly on my employer,
no matter how legal it might be, it can (and probably will) have negative consequences.

Her rights aren't being infringed in the slightest. She didn't lose her job because of what she said, or how loudly she said it, or where she said
it. She lost her job because she showed a lack of good judgement and maturity, and did something in a very public place that reflected badly on her
employer.

Originally posted by UnBreakable
Just like yelling "fire" in a crowded theater. You're free to say "fire" but there are consequences for saying it.

Yelling fire in a crowded theatre is not protected by freedom of speech laws in America. Actually a similar example is used for what is not
protected.

Originally posted by UnBreakable
Gives me an idea. I'm going to walk in my local Catholic church Sunday (I'm a "lapsed Catholic" and now an agnostic) and exercise my freedom of
speech by yelling anti-Catholic, anti-USA rhetoric. I wonder if all those patriotic "Christians" will be tolerant and accomodating of my freedom
of speech rights.

This is also not protected as free speech in America. It would probably fall under fighting words, but even then you would be on private property.
They could make you leave.

There was this person I met once that said something kind of like ...

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" ... It was probably that Jesus person. I'm not so sure, but I think it would maybe apply here.

Was also a poet that said "There but for the grace of God go I."

We've all done stupid things. Do we really need this much discussion on this one? Same with the mind reading about the person's motivations and if
she means her apology or not (Look out John Edwards, mind readers coming through) ... I've seen serial killers get more sympathy on this board.

The article says she was on a company trip when it happened, i dont think it has a lot to do with her company. I think there's to many people here
just joining the herd and crying for blood over what is just a rather immature joke to do with a sign. A few people are reading to much into this and
all the other sheeple are mindlessly joining in.

There far more evil people doing stuff on a daily basis that need to lose their jobs but everyone just lets them get away with it. Think people are
focusing on here because they sense weakness because she is a nobody. It real school yard stuff.

So i dont agree with you no one deserves to lose a job over something as dumb as this. We have all done dumb stuff at work.

It's disrespectful, but it's your right to do it. Honestly, growing up in church I've had people come in off the streets yelling far worse, so it
wouldn't bother me. Actually, if I felt you needed help or were that upset, I'd try to help you. Not call you names and try to get you fired.
That's not what I feel like God wants me to do.

Originally posted by BASSPLYR
I am glad she lost her job. She's a dumb useless twit and an example of what's wrong with the latest generation of kids.

She deserves every bit of ridicule that comes her way!

I agree that it is disgusting, but I don't believe she should have lost her job over this. An employer has no right to be making up laws to meet
public demand.

This opens the floodgates to people loosing all their employment rights. You can now be fired for any reason at all. Boss doesn't like your face?
Fired. Boss thinks you have no sense of humour? Fired. Boss thinks you should walk on your hands for three hours and you refuse? Fired.

There are laws protecting people and their employment, and they are there for a reason. You cannot just go around changing laws because you want to
vindictively attack someone who pissed you off.

While I think what she did was wrong, this is trial by mob, people ganging up on one individual and being vigilantes, ignoring the laws of the
country. This makes you no better than religious led dictatorships.

You CANNOT just act on public opinion, that is wrong! And I would say that's actually far WORSE than what this idiot of a woman did.

Like I said, my husband served in Vietnam so he does have a right to his opinion in this, and he's not amused but thinks everyone is over reacting.
He said that as disrespectful as she is she has the FREEDOM to do that because of men like him. When she is no longer free to act a fool THEN his
service was for nothing!

I was going to give you a star until you started name calling. Look, we all know the youth does dumb things. It doesn't make them any better or the
situation any better to call them names and make them feel small. That doesn't work for anyone's self esteem. I understand you clearly don't care
but I can't support the things you say whether I feel the same or not, which I did ...until you called her a dumb stupid twit. That just makes you
look bad ...

I don't feel bad for what she has put her self through, but nobody deserves to feel less than others ...it's just not true.

Good for you for trying though, you got half your point across and then it was lost in ignorance and disrespect for all humanity.

If this girl is 'real' or not who knows, what concerns me with all these things though is the loss of freedom/freedoms countenanced by so many.

In the UK last week there was the national celebration of Rememberance day, remembering the dead of WW1, WW2 and other conflicts, it is a huge thing
in the UK and people wear 'poppies'. These paper flower representations are made by the Royal British Legion, a bit similar to the USA's veteran
associations - literally 10's of millions are worn.

A young man decided to share his thoughts on this matter of Remberance day by posting a picture of a burnt poppy on facebook - result? He gets the
'knock on the door' and is hauled in for questioning by the police.

That's wrong, it is also wrong that within only a very few weeks in the UK a man was been jailed for 4 months for telling bad taste jokes again on
facebook, and another has 254hrs community service for tweeting what he thought of UK troops in Afghan and another got several months for wearing a
T-shirt the police found offensive.

Freedom is what many of our grandfathers, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, ouselves and now our sons and daughters have fought for and died for -
and now we throw it away for what? Because someone dares to disagree? We and our forefathers dared to disagree, which is why we fought for freedom.

Really people, some of you need to stand a very long way back and take a very deep breath - and think.

i don't find it offensive, nor do i really care about what she has done. it was merely a joke. the sign says "silence and respect" so she posed in
the opposite way. she's not disrespecting the soldier(s), which seems to be what some of you think. she more than likely didn't have that in mind.
this whole situation is so petty. to be offended by her actions is ridiculous. if russel peters or louis c.k. posed the same way in front of that
sign, would anyone be offended? or would they say "ah, that guy is hilarious. classic."

the media, and everyone, has made mountains out of a mole hill with this. the video op linked for us is, for lack of a better word, stupid; it's
meant to create an issue out of something so trivial. her actions are hardly newsworthy.

there are worse things we should be worried about. i find it dismaying to see that over ten thousand people liked a facebook page to get her fired.
why can't people use this sort of "passion" for far more serious matters?

Wow.. simply wow. idiot is stamped all over her forehead. Yeah we have freedom of speech but dang you just do not do stuff like that and not expect
blowback.

I do not agree with our military involvement all over the world but i would not go disrespect someones grave. I hope she actually did this out of
what she believes and not just to be funnny. Either way is bad but if it was just to be funny i hope they flame her till she gets an eating
disorder... oh wait to late.

Without reading the tons of pages, and risk this already being said, I will say my thoughts: If she got fired for this, sue the job for wrongful
termination. Even if it was a joke, I don't imagine she had no idea what the consequences of this would have been. I have two words: Attention whore.
And she is probably loving every minute of this, regardless of what she says.

There is a certain level of massages and comments you can post on her Facebook and such, but at some point you have to draw the line and then it
becomes harassment and can even be considered a crime if threats are made, or even suggested.

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